سَاجِعٌ
Root: سجع
Full Definition
سَاجِعٌ
Pursuing [an even, uniform, course, or] a direct, or right, course, in going, or journeying, [and]
2 [Hence,] A face justly proportioned; [symmetrical;] well, or beautifully, formed.
3 [Hence also,] حَمَامَةٌ سَاجِعَةٌ, and سَجُوعٌ , without ة, [A pigeon continuing its cry uninterruptedly in one uniform way or manner; or calling, and prolonging its voice or cry, modulating it sweetly: or cooing: or] reiterating its voice or cry: pl. [of the former or of both] سُجَّعٌ and [of the former] سَوَاجِعُ.
4 And نَاقَةٌ سَاجِعٌ A she-camel prolonging her yearning cry in one uniform manner: or quavering, and prolonging her voice, [in the copies of the K مُطْرِبَة, but correctly مُطَرِّبَة,] in her yearning cry: or tall; but Az says, I have not heard this on any authority beside that of AA.
5 [And hence,] سَاجِعٌ also signifies
i. e. [I traversed, or have traversed, with her a land in which thou wouldst see the face of every one of the company of travellers riding over it, when they get upon it,] جَائِرًا غَيْرَ قَاصِدٍ [turning aside from the right course, (or rather turned aside, unless, which is not improbable, the right reading be مُكْفِئًا,) not direct], or not direct towards one point: but in the O we find, as on the authority of AZ, غَيْرَ سَاجِعِ غير جَائِرٍ عَنِ القَصْدِ [which is evidenily a mistranscription; the right reading being غَيْرَ سَاجِعِ أَىْ جَائِرًا عَنِ القَصْدِ, or the like].قَطَعْتُ بِهَا أَرْضًا تَرَى وَجْهَ رَكْبِهَا إِذَا مَا عَلَوْهَا مُكْفَأً غَيْرَ سَاجِعِ
2 [Hence,] A face justly proportioned; [symmetrical;] well, or beautifully, formed.
3 [Hence also,] حَمَامَةٌ سَاجِعَةٌ, and سَجُوعٌ , without ة, [A pigeon continuing its cry uninterruptedly in one uniform way or manner; or calling, and prolonging its voice or cry, modulating it sweetly: or cooing: or] reiterating its voice or cry: pl. [of the former or of both] سُجَّعٌ and [of the former] سَوَاجِعُ.
4 And نَاقَةٌ سَاجِعٌ A she-camel prolonging her yearning cry in one uniform manner: or quavering, and prolonging her voice, [in the copies of the K مُطْرِبَة, but correctly مُطَرِّبَة,] in her yearning cry: or tall; but Az says, I have not heard this on any authority beside that of AA.
5 [And hence,] سَاجِعٌ also signifies
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